Definition of "jow" in İngilizce

noun

1. Alternative form of jhow (“a kind of tamarisk”).

noun

1. (historical) A premetric unit of length in India, equal to approximately a quarter of an inch.

verb

1. (UK, dialectal, transitive) To knock, strike, bump.

2. (Scotland, transitive) To ring or toll (a bell).

verb

1. (India, obsolete, imperative) Go away; begone.

   • This is always the way in India: the servant assures you that what you require is not procurable […] you politely reply, "Jow" (go away), and in nine cases out of ten he will return with the desired article; […]

verb

1. (UK, dialectal) To talk loudly.